| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Insecta 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | leafcutter bees mason bees
 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:containsGenus | gptkb:Anthidium gptkb:Coelioxys
 gptkb:Hoplitis
 gptkb:Megachile
 gptkb:Osmia
 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Pierre_André_Latreille 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1802 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | worldwide 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | important pollinators in agriculture 
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                                | gptkbp:fossil | gptkb:Eocene 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | meadows urban areas
 woodlands
 gardens
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalHostPlant | nectar pollen
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | carrying pollen on the underside of the abdomen nesting in cavities
 using leaves, mud, or resin for nest construction
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 4000 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Lepidoptera 
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                                | gptkbp:parasitizes | cuckoo bees (Coelioxys) 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Arthropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:pollinatedBy | various flowering plants 
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                                | gptkbp:sexualDimorphism | present 
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                                | gptkbp:subfamily | gptkb:Fideliinae gptkb:Lithurginae
 gptkb:Megachilinae
 gptkb:Pararhophitinae
 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | gptkb:Megachile 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Philip_Timberlake gptkb:Apoidea
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Megachilidae 
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